Traditional Islamic Craft In Moroccan Architecture (Two Volumes)

Saint-Jorioz: Editions Atelier 74, 1980. Hardcover. Volume 1: Evergreen decorative cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Green cloth ribbon bookmark; illustrated endpapers; 508 pgs w/ color images throughout with a few bw drawings; color-illus w/ occasional transparent parchment page with diagram over color illustration of mosaic tile. glossy black & illustrated dustjacket. Volume 2: red cloth w/ gilt printing & green illustration. glossy black & illustrated dustjacket. red cloth ribbon bookmark; illustrated endpapers; 582 pgs w/ color illustrations. VG (VOLUME I: Boards show shelf/edgewear and smudging; DJ shows light foxing and shelf/edgewear; bookmark is deteriorated at the end; pages are clean and tight. VOLUME 2: Boards show shelf/edgewear; DJ shows shelf/edgewear and light foxing; ribbon bookmark is deteriorated at the bottom; interior pages are clean and bright.). Item #193023

Pages edge-toned and appear clean, though, there may be instances of marginalia, marks, etc. A nice, sturdy ex-library copy of this important work.Translation (by Mary Guggenheim) of: Le Maroc et l'artisanat traditionnel islamique dans l'architecture. Beautiful plates of the stunning beauty of Islamic decorative and architectural design. Included are an introduction on Islamic art, history and influences; concepts (dwellings, places of worship, basic patterns, and calligraphy; and technology of works in clay, stone, wood, gypsum, metal, water/light. With appendices of a table of dynasties, chronological references, bibliography, list of places to visit, a glossary, and postscript.

OCLC: 9684741

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